Design of Multi-band Compatible Trigeminal Monopole Array Antenna for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Abstract

Compared with the performance index of UAV system antenna, a compatible trigeminal monopole array antenna is proposed. This antenna uses photosensitive resin as the substrate material, and can be made with UAV shell using 3D printing technology, realizing the integration of the antenna system and UAV. The antenna uses a trigeminal monopole antenna as the basic radiation unit, which is arranged in accordance with the Sierpinski fractal structure to form fractal radiation array. While enhancing the radiation through the array, it ensures that the antenna has a larger working bandwidth. In radiation performance test, the antenna is operating over a frequency spectrum of 1.038-11.916 GHz, and the minimum S11 is -37.92 dB. The proposed antenna has multi-band compatibility, better radiation performance, and greater performance redundancy.